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[Effects of fertilization on fine root diameter, root length and specific root length in Larix kaempferi plantation].

Authors: Li-zhong, Yu; Guo-quan, Ding; Jian-wei, Shi; Shui-qiang, Yu; Jiao-jun, Zhu; Lian-fu, Zhao;

[Effects of fertilization on fine root diameter, root length and specific root length in Larix kaempferi plantation].

Abstract

With 16 years old Larix kaempfersoil plantation in the mountainous area of eastern Liaoning Province as test object, this paper studied the effects of fertilization on the fine root diameter, root length, and specific root length (SRL) of the first to fifth order roots. The results showed that with ascending root orders, the mean fine root diameter and root length increased, while the SRL decreased significantly. Among the five order roots, the first order roots were the thinnest in diameter, the shortest in length, and the highest in SRL, but the fifth order roots were in reverse. The variance coefficients for the fine root diameter, root length, and SRL increased from the first to the fifth order roots. Except for the first order roots, soil depth had no significant influence on the fine root diameter, root length and SRL. Fertilization affected the fine root diameter, root length, and SRL of the first and the second order roots significantly, hut had little effects on other order roots. N fertilization decreased the mean diameter of the first and the second order roots significantly, and N or N + P fertilization decreased the mean length of the first order roots in surface soil (0-10 cm) significantly. The SRL of the first order roots in surface soil increased significantly under N fertilization.

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Larix, Biomass, Fertilizers, Plant Roots

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